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US20150377224A1 US14/733,481 US201514733481A US2015377224A1 US 20150377224 A1 US20150377224 A1 US 20150377224A1 US 201514733481 A US201514733481 A US 201514733481A US 2015377224 A1 US2015377224 A1 US 2015377224A1
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  • the present invention relates to a pump; and more particularly to a pump for controlling the provisioning of syrup from a syrup bag to a fluid dispenser.
  • FIG. 1 shows an existing product offering having a spool type gas valve that has been in existence for more than 15 years.
  • the present invention provide a single piston diaphragm pump that provides a solution to the aforementioned problem in the art in terms of cost and space.
  • the present invention may include, or take the form of, apparatus such as a pump featuring a liquid housing configured with a liquid chamber in combination a gas housing configured with a gas chamber.
  • the liquid chamber may be configured with a single piston/diaphragm assembly arranged therein to respond to a suction stroke and draw liquid into the liquid chamber, and configured to respond to a pressure stroke and provide the liquid from the liquid chamber.
  • the gas housing may include a slide valve assembly that fluidicly communicates with a first gas chamber and a second gas chamber.
  • the slide valve assembly may be configured to respond to a suction-to-pressure stroke force at a conclusion of the suction stroke, change from a suction stroke state to a pressure stroke state, provide gas from the first gas chamber to the second gas chamber through the slide valve assembly, and provide the pressure stroke so the liquid passes from the liquid chamber.
  • the slide valve assembly may also be configured to respond to a pressure-to-suction stroke force at a corresponding conclusion of the pressure stroke, change from the pressure stroke state to the suction stroke state, provide gas from the second gas chamber to atmosphere through the slide valve assembly, and provide the suction stroke so the liquid is drawn into the liquid chamber.
  • the present invention may include one or more of the following features:
  • the slide valve assembly may include a block or housing assembly and an actuator assembly; the block or housing assembly may include a slide valve housing configured with a cavity, recess or channel; and the actuator assembly may include a slide block configured to slide in the cavity, recess or channel of the slide valve housing, an actuator combination having a slide spring arranged between a lower retainer and an upper retainer, and a yoke configured with an opening to contain the actuator combination under compression and also configured to couple to the slide valve housing allowing the slide valve assembly to change between the pressure stroke state and the suction stroke state respectively in response to the suction-to-pressure force and the pressure-to-suction force.
  • the actuator assembly may be configured to slide, rotate or translate in relation to the block or housing assembly in response to the suction-to-pressure force and the pressure-to-suction force.
  • the first gas chamber may be configured to receive the gas via a gas-in fitting in response to the suction-to-pressure force at the conclusion of the suction stroke.
  • the valve slide assembly may be configured to provide the gas via a gas exhaust fitting to atmosphere in response to the pressure-suction force at the conclusion of the pressure stroke.
  • valve slide assembly may be positioned so that gas is routed from the first gas chamber thru the slide valve assembly to the second gas chamber.
  • valve slide assembly may be positioned so that gas is routed from the second gas chamber thru the slide valve assembly to a gas exhaust fitting, then to atmosphere.
  • the single piston/diaphragm assembly may be configured to respond to the gas filling the second gas chamber, provide the pressure stroke causing a displacement of the liquid from the liquid chamber through an outlet fitting, and cause the slide valve assembly to change from the pressure stroke state to the suction stroke state at the conclusion of the pressure stroke.
  • the single piston/diaphragm assembly may be configured to respond to the gas being exhausted from the second chamber, provide the suction stroke, draw the liquid through a liquid inlet fitting and into the liquid chamber, and cause the slide valve assembly to change from the suction stroke state to the pressure stroke state at the conclusion of the suction stroke.
  • the single piston/diaphragm assembly may include a spring configured to respond to the pressure stroke, compress storing energy for the suction stroke, and provide the suction stroke at the corresponding conclusion of the pressure stroke.
  • the single piston/diaphragm assembly may be configured between the second gas chamber and the liquid chamber to respond to the suction stroke and move so as to expand the volume of the liquid chamber drawing fluid into the liquid chamber.
  • the slide valve assembly may include at least one component made of ceramic.
  • the slide block may be made of ceramic.
  • the single piston/diaphragm assembly may include a piston and a diaphragm, the piston being coupled to the slide valve assembly via a piston shaft/actuator slide assembly, and the diaphragm being coupled between the gas housing and the liquid housing.
  • Possible applications may include, e.g., bag-in-box fluid transfer, bottled water dispensers, coffee machine auto-refill, beverage dispensers, general fluid transfer, water pressure systems, or chemical spraying systems.
  • FIGS. 1-7B which are not necessarily drawn to scale, as follows:
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of a single piston fountain Bag-in-Box (BIB) pump that is known in the art.
  • FIG. 2A is diagram of a cross-section of a single piston fountain Bag-in-Box (BIB) pump showing and identifying a major component layout, according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • BIOB Bag-in-Box
  • FIG. 2B is diagram of a cross-section of a single piston fountain Bag-in-Box (BIB) pump showing and identifying porting and fluid areas, according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • BIOB Bag-in-Box
  • FIG. 3 is diagram of a cross-section of a single piston fountain Bag-in-Box (BIB) pump showing and identifying fluid flow (e.g., gas and liquid flow) in relation to a pressure stroke, according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • fluid flow e.g., gas and liquid flow
  • FIG. 4 is diagram of a cross-section of a single piston fountain Bag-in-Box (BIB) pump showing and identifying fluid flow (e.g., gas and liquid flow) in relation to a suction stroke, according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • fluid flow e.g., gas and liquid flow
  • FIG. 5 includes FIGS. 5A to 5D , where FIG. 5A is a top perspective view of the slide valve assembly, FIG. 5B is a bottom plan view of the slide valve assembly in FIG. 5A , FIG. 5C is a cross-section view along lines A-A of the slide valve assembly show in FIG. 5B , and FIG. 5D is a cross-section view along lines B-B of the slide valve assembly show in FIG. 5B , all according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 includes FIGS. 6A to 6C , where FIG. 6A is a top perspective view of the block or housing assembly, FIG. 6B is a bottom plan view of the block or housing assembly in FIG. 6A , and FIG. 6C is a cross-section view along lines A-A of the block or housing assembly show in FIG. 6B , all according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7A is a top perspective view of the block or housing assembly
  • FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the block or housing assembly in FIG. 7A , all according to some embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2A , 2 B, 3 and 4 show the present invention in the form of a pump generally indicated as 10 .
  • FIG. 2 A A first figure.
  • FIG. 2A shows the major component layout of the pump 10 that includes the gas housing 20 and a liquid housing 30 .
  • a slide valve assembly 22 configured therein, a gas housing cover 24 , and a piston shaft/actuator slide assembly 26 .
  • the slide valve assembly 22 may be configured with a block or housing assembly 22 a and an actuator assembly 22 b .
  • the block or housing assembly 22 a may include a slide valve housing 22 a 1 , a block plate 22 a 2 and a gasket block 22 a 3 , as labeled in FIG. 2A .
  • the block or housing assembly 22 a may also includes a gas opening 22 a 4 , a gas opening 22 a 4 ′, a gas openings 22 a 5 , a gas openings 22 a 5 ′, a gas opening 22 a 6 , a gas opening 22 a 6 ′, and a gas channel or passageway 22 a 7 , a gas channel or passageway 22 a 7 ′, which are all shown and labeled in relation to FIGS. 5 and 6 .
  • the actuator assembly 22 b may include a slide block 22 b 1 , a lower retainer 22 b 2 , a slide spring 22 b 3 , an upper retainer 22 b 4 and a yoke 22 b 5 , which are all shown in further detail in FIG. 5 .
  • reference label 22 b 8 indicates where the application of a lubricant, such as a silicon lubrication, may be applied.
  • the gas housing 20 may also be configured with two gas chamber 21 a , 21 b , which are labeled and identified in FIG. 2B .
  • the piston/actuator slide assembly 26 may include a piston shaft coupling member 26 a that slides along an actuator slide 26 b as the slide valve assembly 22 slides back and forth (i.e., from left to right) when moving from the pressure stroke ( FIG. 3 ) to the suction stroke ( FIG. 4 ), and vice versa.
  • the actuator slide 26 b may be mounting between suitable portions of the gas housing 20 , e.g., consistent with that shown in FIGS. 2A , 2 B, 3 and 4 .
  • a piston/diaphragm assembly 32 inside the liquid housing 30 , the following components may be arranged: a piston/diaphragm assembly 32 , a piston shaft 34 , a spring 36 and check valves 38 a , 38 b .
  • the piston/diaphragm assembly 32 may include a piston 32 a and a diaphragm 32 b , as labeled in FIG. 2A .
  • the diaphragm 32 b is shown in FIGS. 2A , 2 B and 3 , but not shown in FIG. 4 ).
  • the piston shaft 34 may be coupled on one end to the piston support member 26 a , and may be coupled on the other end to the piston 32 a , as shown.
  • the diaphragm 32 b may be coupled between the gas housing 20 and the liquid housing 30 , as shown in FIGS. 2A , 2 B and 3 .
  • a slipper seal 28 may be configured between part 20 a of the gas housing 20 and the piston shaft 34 between gas chambers 21 a , 21 b (e.g., see FIG. 2A ).
  • FIG. 2B shows the porting and fluid areas of the pump 10 that includes a gas exhaust fitting 60 , a gas-in fitting 62 , a syrup outlet fitting 64 and a syrup suction fitting 66 .
  • FIG. 2B also shows and identifies the gas chamber 21 a (No. 1), the gas chamber 21 b (No. 2) and a liquid chamber 31 a.
  • FIG. 3 The Pressure Stroke
  • FIG. 3 shows the pump 10 during a pressure stroke, i.e. when gas flows into the gas chamber 20 causing liquid to flow out of the liquid chamber 31 a of the pump 10 .
  • FIG. 3 shows steps of the pressure stroke, as follows:
  • FIG. 4 The Suction Stroke
  • FIG. 4 shows the pump 10 during a suction stroke, i.e. gas flowing out from the pump 10 and liquid flowing into of the pump 10 .
  • FIG. 4 shows steps of the suction stroke, as follows:
  • the slide spring 22 b 3 is configured under compression between the lower and upper retainers 22 b 2 and 22 b 4 , and in relation to the sliding block 22 a 1 and the yoke 22 b 5 , e.g., when in either the position in the pressure stroke ( FIG. 3 ) or the position in the suction stroke ( FIG. 4 ).
  • the slide spring 22 b 3 is further compressed, then relaxes once the actuator assembly 22 b has fully rotated or translated back to the position in the other position.
  • the slide spring 22 b 3 provides the resilience or elasticity to allow the rotation or translation back and forth between the positions in FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • the slide valve assembly 22 may include one or more components made of ceramic.
  • the slide block or gas valve 22 b 1 may include, or take the form of, a ceramic slide type gas valve.
  • a ceramic may take the form of a product or an article of manufacture made from a nonmetallic material by firing at a high temperature, such as porcelain.
  • porcelain may be made from, or consistent of, kaolin, quartz and/or feldspar that is fired at high temperatures.
  • the scope of the invention is not intended to be limited to any particular type or kind of ceramic or ceramic material that is now known or later developed in the art.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B show the gas opening 22 a 5 ′, the gas opening 22 a 6 ′ and the gas channel 22 a 7 ′. These openings and channel are closed off in a single pump configuration like that shown in FIGS. 2A , 2 B 3 and 4 , but and may be used in a two pump configuration.
  • either the slide block 22 b 1 blocks the gas opening 22 a 5 ′ when the slide block 22 b 1 is in the positions in FIGS. 3 and 4
  • the gas opening 22 a 6 ′ is blocked off, e.g., with a cap (not shown).
  • possible applications may include: BIB pumping, transfer pumping, or beverage dosing.
  • the present invention may also be used in, or form part of, or used in conjunction with, other fluid handling applications.
  • the scope of the invention is also not intended to be limited to being implemented in any particular type or kind of pump either now known or later developed in the future, and may include other diaphragm pumps, etc.

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